Comments on: Hard Life Knocks on the Farm http://homesteepedhope.com/2009/05/17/hard-life-knocks-on-the-farm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hard-life-knocks-on-the-farm Rejoicing in hope...Romans 12:12 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:50:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brownies and other Ooey-Gooey Delights at Home-Steeped Hope http://homesteepedhope.com/2009/05/17/hard-life-knocks-on-the-farm/comment-page-1/#comment-15860 Brownies and other Ooey-Gooey Delights at Home-Steeped Hope Tue, 20 Jul 2010 02:56:51 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/?p=1243#comment-15860 [...] Brownies and other Ooey-Gooey Delights Published by Mary July 19th, 2010 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this topic.Powered by WP Greet BoxHard to be overly health conscious when these treats are in the house! My oldest first baked these brownies on May 17, 2009, to assuage the trauma caused me by the “vicious possum attack of ‘09″…remember my sad tale,“Hard Life Knocks on the Farm”? [...] [...] Brownies and other Ooey-Gooey Delights Published by Mary July 19th, 2010 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this topic.Powered by WP Greet BoxHard to be overly health conscious when these treats are in the house! My oldest first baked these brownies on May 17, 2009, to assuage the trauma caused me by the “vicious possum attack of ‘09″…remember my sad tale,“Hard Life Knocks on the Farm”? [...]

]]> By: Mary http://homesteepedhope.com/2009/05/17/hard-life-knocks-on-the-farm/comment-page-1/#comment-14927 Mary Wed, 20 May 2009 20:44:15 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/?p=1243#comment-14927 Haley, don't you have a fenced in section at least? Otherwise, that is very scary! Thank God it was the calf and not one of your girls. But still! :O( I told my girls your story and my youngest piped up that Bethany had told her all about it! I'm sure it's especially hard for you guy to deal with the dog when you live right there in town. Need to borrow a trap? ;O) We're catching possums left and right... Leticia...I read your story and just as with Haley's, wanted to throw up. Your poor friend having to stand there and watch that and not have any way to stop it. And your parallel of the unborn being aborted is EXACTLY spot on. To think I was so enraged at that possum taking my chicken. I have NEVER been that outraged at the amount of abortions going on in the world. Saddened and horrified, but not passionate or involved enough to be angry. So easy to ignore it when it isn't staring you in the face. Thanks for bringing that up. Bretagne, definitely a long story! In fact, I debated on telling it in two parts, but had to get it out there. Therapeutic, writing! ;O) Glad you stuck with it and thank you so much for commenting. We definitely have new adventures here every week. Today we're getting ready for 150 baby chicks that will hopefully arrive tomorrow at the post office! Those possums better STAY AWAY... Have a great day everyone! Haley, don’t you have a fenced in section at least? Otherwise, that is very scary! Thank God it was the calf and not one of your girls. But still! :O( I told my girls your story and my youngest piped up that Bethany had told her all about it! I’m sure it’s especially hard for you guy to deal with the dog when you live right there in town. Need to borrow a trap? ;O) We’re catching possums left and right…

Leticia…I read your story and just as with Haley’s, wanted to throw up. Your poor friend having to stand there and watch that and not have any way to stop it. And your parallel of the unborn being aborted is EXACTLY spot on. To think I was so enraged at that possum taking my chicken. I have NEVER been that outraged at the amount of abortions going on in the world. Saddened and horrified, but not passionate or involved enough to be angry. So easy to ignore it when it isn’t staring you in the face. Thanks for bringing that up.

Bretagne, definitely a long story! In fact, I debated on telling it in two parts, but had to get it out there. Therapeutic, writing! ;O) Glad you stuck with it and thank you so much for commenting. We definitely have new adventures here every week. Today we’re getting ready for 150 baby chicks that will hopefully arrive tomorrow at the post office! Those possums better STAY AWAY…

Have a great day everyone!

]]> By: Bretagne ferienhaus http://homesteepedhope.com/2009/05/17/hard-life-knocks-on-the-farm/comment-page-1/#comment-14926 Bretagne ferienhaus Wed, 20 May 2009 19:50:21 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/?p=1243#comment-14926 Quite a long story but really good to read. I thought living in a farm like that is boring, but upon reading your story it gives me an quick idea that living in a farm is requiring passionate. Although there were few horrible things happens in there but i don't think it can be avoided. Perhaps living in there awaits a new adventures to come. Quite a long story but really good to read. I thought living in a farm like that is boring, but upon reading your story it gives me an quick idea that living in a farm is requiring passionate. Although there were few horrible things happens in there but i don’t think it can be avoided. Perhaps living in there awaits a new adventures to come.

]]> By: Leticia http://homesteepedhope.com/2009/05/17/hard-life-knocks-on-the-farm/comment-page-1/#comment-14921 Leticia Tue, 19 May 2009 18:21:20 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/?p=1243#comment-14921 What a story!! And I love how you placed Christians in the story on how they are being executed. I was also thinking about the unborn how they are butchered merclessly. My friend's cat was attacked by two pit bulls. Jed (name of cat) was in my friend's garage when they dragged him out. He got away from one but the other pounced him. They ripped this poor cat to shreds. My friend couldn't get them off either and no one came to her aide as she screamed and screamed. What a story!! And I love how you placed Christians in the story on how they are being executed. I was also thinking about the unborn how they are butchered merclessly.

My friend’s cat was attacked by two pit bulls. Jed (name of cat) was in my friend’s garage when they dragged him out. He got away from one but the other pounced him. They ripped this poor cat to shreds. My friend couldn’t get them off either and no one came to her aide as she screamed and screamed.

]]> By: Haley http://homesteepedhope.com/2009/05/17/hard-life-knocks-on-the-farm/comment-page-1/#comment-14919 Haley Tue, 19 May 2009 13:42:52 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/?p=1243#comment-14919 We didn't let the girls see her for a few days, she looked so bad. She was their pet, so it was horrible to have to tell them what happened - and somehow they're not supposed to be afraid of dogs? I'm afraid for them to go outside while that dog is still alive - they still do, but it never leaves the back of my mind. We did call the sherriff, and took pictures of the tracks, calf, etc. But, we've seen the dog since - at a distance, and on other people's property. Argh. Hopefully we'll catch him yet. We didn’t let the girls see her for a few days, she looked so bad. She was their pet, so it was horrible to have to tell them what happened – and somehow they’re not supposed to be afraid of dogs? I’m afraid for them to go outside while that dog is still alive – they still do, but it never leaves the back of my mind. We did call the sherriff, and took pictures of the tracks, calf, etc. But, we’ve seen the dog since – at a distance, and on other people’s property. Argh. Hopefully we’ll catch him yet.

]]> By: Mary http://homesteepedhope.com/2009/05/17/hard-life-knocks-on-the-farm/comment-page-1/#comment-14917 Mary Tue, 19 May 2009 00:49:05 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/?p=1243#comment-14917 Jamie, sorry I didn't reply to yours earlier, it was lost in the moderation queue! Now that you've been "approved" you can comment anytime and they'll show right up. Sorry about that! Your comments just wrapped a hug around me! Thank you so much for letting me grieve and knowing what it's like. I remember you writing when that happened to all your produce...I was in total angst for you! I hope we can keep this sense of urgency. Hugs to you cousin! Mary Lynne Jamie, sorry I didn’t reply to yours earlier, it was lost in the moderation queue! Now that you’ve been “approved” you can comment anytime and they’ll show right up. Sorry about that!

Your comments just wrapped a hug around me! Thank you so much for letting me grieve and knowing what it’s like. I remember you writing when that happened to all your produce…I was in total angst for you! I hope we can keep this sense of urgency.

Hugs to you cousin!
Mary Lynne

]]> By: Mary http://homesteepedhope.com/2009/05/17/hard-life-knocks-on-the-farm/comment-page-1/#comment-14916 Mary Tue, 19 May 2009 00:14:11 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/?p=1243#comment-14916 Oh no, Haley! Your experience sounds much worse!!! Poor little calfie--bet that was super hard to explain to your girls! We've had bucket calves here too, nothing sweeter. Wow. Hope you get that dog! Isn't it illegal to have pit bulls roaming loose? I'm glad someone can understand my fury--even over a chicken. Hubby set two more traps last night and nailed two more possums! SCORE! Thanks, Bethanie, Amy and Mom. Thankfully these possums aren't rabid. They were *very* healthy looking. I wonder why. Grr! Mom, I saw your comment last night but wanted to read the passage you mentioned first. Here's a funny...I looked up 1 Cor. 4, instead of 2 Cor. 4, and it really fits the situation too! Thank you for sharing this! I appreciate you and your love and encouragement! Oh no, Haley! Your experience sounds much worse!!! Poor little calfie–bet that was super hard to explain to your girls! We’ve had bucket calves here too, nothing sweeter. Wow. Hope you get that dog! Isn’t it illegal to have pit bulls roaming loose? I’m glad someone can understand my fury–even over a chicken. Hubby set two more traps last night and nailed two more possums! SCORE!

Thanks, Bethanie, Amy and Mom. Thankfully these possums aren’t rabid. They were *very* healthy looking. I wonder why. Grr!

Mom, I saw your comment last night but wanted to read the passage you mentioned first. Here’s a funny…I looked up 1 Cor. 4, instead of 2 Cor. 4, and it really fits the situation too! Thank you for sharing this! I appreciate you and your love and encouragement!

]]> By: Haley http://homesteepedhope.com/2009/05/17/hard-life-knocks-on-the-farm/comment-page-1/#comment-14915 Haley Mon, 18 May 2009 21:46:13 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/?p=1243#comment-14915 I understand your rage. A couple of weeks ago one of our little town's "wandering" dogs (a pit bull) trapped our bucket calf and chewed her ears off - to the skull. Her head is concave on both sides, and we're pretty sure she's deaf now. This was also in broad daylight, hubby was only gone a few hours in the afternoon when it must have happened. It was her first day out of the barn, one of the first warm sunshiney days, and she got mutilated. As if having no mother wasn't bad enough already. The fury I experienced at the horrible cruelty of it all was frightening - and I agree with you, I too often just "don't think about" persecution of Christians, etc, because it's too upsetting. I should be motivated to pray for my brothers and sisters suffering instead of being araid it's going to happen to me, or worse, my loved ones. Thanks for the reminder! (PS - Unfortunately, we haven't been able to shoot our offender yet - he's smart, unfortunately. We're watching for him, tho.) I understand your rage. A couple of weeks ago one of our little town’s “wandering” dogs (a pit bull) trapped our bucket calf and chewed her ears off – to the skull. Her head is concave on both sides, and we’re pretty sure she’s deaf now. This was also in broad daylight, hubby was only gone a few hours in the afternoon when it must have happened. It was her first day out of the barn, one of the first warm sunshiney days, and she got mutilated. As if having no mother wasn’t bad enough already. The fury I experienced at the horrible cruelty of it all was frightening – and I agree with you, I too often just “don’t think about” persecution of Christians, etc, because it’s too upsetting. I should be motivated to pray for my brothers and sisters suffering instead of being araid it’s going to happen to me, or worse, my loved ones. Thanks for the reminder! (PS – Unfortunately, we haven’t been able to shoot our offender yet – he’s smart, unfortunately. We’re watching for him, tho.)

]]> By: Bethanie http://homesteepedhope.com/2009/05/17/hard-life-knocks-on-the-farm/comment-page-1/#comment-14914 Bethanie Mon, 18 May 2009 17:04:23 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/?p=1243#comment-14914 Sorry about your chickens. opposums are kind of dangerous around here. They are a big carrier of rabies. Sorry about your chickens. opposums are kind of dangerous around here. They are a big carrier of rabies.

]]> By: Amy http://homesteepedhope.com/2009/05/17/hard-life-knocks-on-the-farm/comment-page-1/#comment-14912 Amy Mon, 18 May 2009 03:34:07 +0000 http://homesteepedhope.com/?p=1243#comment-14912 I'm glad you caught the possum, I didn't know you had them there, Here in NZ they're a major pest. I’m glad you caught the possum, I didn’t know you had them there, Here in NZ they’re a major pest.

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